Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Florida Nursing Home Deaths
When I hear about the preventable death of a vulnerable elderly resident at a nursing home I am angered and frustrated but to hear about the deaths of eight vulnerable elderly because of negligence at a nursing home is unfathomable. According to CNN eight residents, aged 71 – 99 died at the Rehabilitation Center… Read More »
Six Kids Suffer Injuries After a Vehicle Slams Into Their School Van
Hearing about a preventable car accident often elicits emotions of anger and frustration. Those emotions are only heightened when hearing about a serious accident involving children. According to ABC 10 News, six children suffered injuries when a school van was hit by another vehicle in southwest Miami-Dade County. The van was registered to Happy… Read More »
Pedestrians Hit and Seriously Injured in Miami Beach
Four people, including an infant, were injured after a Jeep crashed into them in Miami Beach. The collision occurred on Collins Avenue just beyond 67th Street. Two adults and an infant had to be transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center with serious injuries, according to the Miami Herald. Pedestrian Accidents are Quite… Read More »
Four Vehicle Occupants Seriously Injured in I-95 Wreck
A fatal accident occurred on a highway off-ramp on Interstate 95 killing a 17-year-old boy and sending four passengers to the hospital. The single-car wreck occurred on the I-95 northbound off-ramp at State Road 84, according to the Miami Herald. The car, which was reportedly stolen, was traveling at a high rate of speed… Read More »
FMCSA Opts to Capitulate Rather Than Regulate
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced they are no longer going to pursue a proposed regulation that would require testing for sleep apnea, a disorder that has been cited for contributing to the cause of deadly railroad accidents and commercial trucking accidents. The FMCA based its decision not to regulate on the… Read More »
Deadly Pedestrian Accidents On the Rise in Florida
Recent data indicate that pedestrian and bicyclist deaths are on the rise at an alarmingly fast rate in Florida. The Governors Highway Safety Association released a study showing that Florida is on pace to have six hundred pedestrian accidents in only one year, according to MySunCoast. That means Florida has the second highest rate… Read More »
Lyft Driver Killed By Motorist High on Crystal Meth
A Lyft driver who was transporting four passengers in his Volkswagen Jetta died in a collision with a vehicle being operated by someone high on crystal meth and cocaine. Reports indicate that the at-fault driver stole a BMW and wound up crashing it into the Lyft driver’s Jetta. The at-fault driver is currently facing… Read More »
Man Killed After Car Crashes into Him as He Unloaded a Box Truck
In the blink of an eye, a life can be taken when a driver operates their vehicle recklessly. A prime example was the tragic accident that occurred on East 10th Avenue in Hialeah. A man was unloading a box truck when another driver slammed into him, according to the Miami Herald. The driver of… Read More »
Six Questions to Ask a Miami Personal Injury Lawyer
If you or a loved one was seriously hurt in a car accident, motorcycle accident, boating accident, or any other type of serious accident, you probably have a myriad of questions and some of those questions likely include the legal recourse you may be able to take against the reckless driver. Below are six… Read More »
Multi-Vehicle Accident in Tamarac Leaves Several People Injured
A five-car collision occurred in Tamarac leaving one person dead and several others seriously injured. The wreck occurred at North Pine Island Road and Northwest 77th Street, according to NBC Miami. Police continue to investigate the wreck to determine what exactly happened and who was responsible for causing the deadly collision. This was a… Read More »